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Greetings!
 Spring is right around the corner and we're getting a head start on celebrating the season. With some great offers, tips for spring cleaning, and plenty of events happening around Maine; we hope this newsletter puts a little "spring" to your step and adds to your enjoyment of the longer, warmer days that WILL be here soon! |
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This Month's FREE E-coupon
Click on the logo below to print this month's exclusive offer.
10% off an oven or refrigerator deep-cleaning when you sign up for weekly or bi-weekly service from Green Clean Maine
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Coming Soon - Green & Healthy Maine Homes Magazine!
 The inaugural issue of our new Green & Healthy Maine Homes magazine releases later this month. Created as a resource for Mainers interested in creating healthy, efficient and sustainable home environments, our goal is to inspire higher performing Maine homes that are as healthy for the people who live in them as they are for the planet. From energy audits to air sealing, solar panels to heat pumps, indoor air quality to urban homesteading; we explore the options and share how they're being implemented in Maine. Stay tuned for more info about the magazine release!
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Backyard Composting Bin Sale
 It's time once again for the Backyard Composting Bin Sale, organized by Maine Resource Recovery Association. The sale runs from now through May 2, 2015, and participating municipalities will be selling composting units and equipment, along with rain barrels. Residents receive a free "how to" guide with their purchase of a composter. Contact your town or MRRA for more information.
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SunriseGuide Mobile Edition Launch Party TOMORROW!
 To celebrate the launch of the SunriseGuide mobile edition, we are partnering with our friends at Frontier Cafe + Cinema to host a "H-app-y Hour" event tomorrow evening (Wed. 3/11) from 5-7pm. The event is free to attend and you can pick up the mobile edition for just $10 (reg $14.95). If that's not reason enough to attend, half of the proceeds from mobile app/book sales, $1 from each "Winter Sunrise" signature cocktail, and 20% of special appetizer sales will benefit Natural Resources Council of Maine. Tasty win-win!
To get all the details and let us know whether you'll be joining us tomorrow, please visit our Facebook event page.
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Growing Concerns: A Series of Discussions from MOFGA & the PMA
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Spring Cleaning
 Since March weather and temperatures often keep us indoors more than we'd like, it's a great month to tackle cleaning projects around the house. Not only is it a remedy for cabin fever, but you'll be ready for outdoor fun...because who wants to spend time inside cleaning once the days are warmer and longer?! Here are a few tips for your spring cleaning projects.
Clean your home without exposing you and your family to added chemicals with these easy recipes for making your own green cleaners. Have clothes that need to be professionally laundered? Consider getting them wet-cleaned in order to avoid the harsh chemicals used in dry-cleaning. And speaking of clothing...after you clean out your closet and have a whole pile of clothes you no longer wear, repurpose them with one of these do-it-yourself projects: turn old dresses into throw pillows, make your own draft door stopper, and make felted mittens from old sweaters. (And then donate the rest to a local consignment store!)
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Free Home Energy Fair in South Portland this weekend
 Learn how to save energy dollars while reducing your environmental impact! Local companies and nonprofits will be exhibiting solar energy, heat pumps, pellet boilers, biofuels, energy efficiency, natural gas, green grid power, and more. And we'll be there with books and the new mobile edition. Door prizes, children's entertainment, and workshops! From 10am-3pm on Saturday, March 14th at the South Portland Community Center. Hosted by the Greater Portland Sustainability Council and other local partners. Click here for full details.
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SunriseGuide Partner News
  Efficiency Maine recently held their annual symposium and honored businesses for their outstanding energy efficiency contribution in Maine. Congratulations to Evergreen Home Performance (two awards - Business Programs and Marketing) and Maine Hardware (Business Programs), who were among the award recipients.
 Congratulations to Green Clean Maine for receiving the 2015 Business for Better Bicycling award from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
 Jayleen Hayden has moved her Reiki practice, and will now be practicing out of Organic Roots Salon & Day Spa at 545 Westbrook Street in South Portland.
 Congratulations to Mary Allen Lindemann from Coffee By Design who recently received the Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference award from Women, Work, and Community.
 Congratulations to Assured Solar for being awarded the contract for the new Solarize Freeport project, along with InSource Renewables.
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Sustainable Living Event Highlights
This list is just a sampling of the many events happening around Maine. Please visit the Local Events section on our website for even more events.
Portland Greendrinks
Mar. 10, 5:30-7:30pm, Circus Conservatory of America, Portland
Author Presentation: "Unique Maine Farms"
Mar. 10, 6:30-8pm, Belfast Free Library, Belfast
SunriseGuide H-app-y Hour to benefit NRCM
Mar. 11, 5-7pm, Frontier Café + Cinema, Brunswick
Home Energy Fair
Mar. 14, 10am-3pm, South Portland Community Center, South Portland
PMA & MOFGA Present: "Urban Agriculture"
Mar. 14, 11am, Portland Museum of Art, Portland
3-Step Systems Approach to Natural Turf Management
Mar. 14, 1-4:30pm, Ogunquit Fire Station, Ogunquit
Scaling Up to Local: Finding and Treating Well the Labor Force Needed for a Local and Sustainable Maine Food System
Mar. 16, 9:30am-4pm, USM Glickman Library, Portland
Cleantech Open Northeast
Mar. 16, 6:30-8:30pm, Think Tank Co-working, Portland
Info Session: Bulk Purchase of Solar & Heat Pumps
Mar. 18, 7pm, South Portland High School, South Portland
Solar Success!
Mar. 20, 3:30-5pm, Wells Reserve, Wells
Garden Kickstart Workshop
Mar. 21, 10am-12pm, Merryspring Nature Center, Camden
Maine Maple Sunday
Mar. 22, Various locations, Statewide
Renewable Energy - Subsidies as de facto energy policy?
Mar. 25, 7:30-10am, Governor Hill Mansion, Augusta
Climate Change Update - Maine Wildlife in Trouble
Mar. 25, 7-9pm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth
Portland Trails 15x15 and Annual Meeting
Mar. 25, 6-8pm, SPACE Gallery, Portland
Fermentation 101
Mar. 31, 6:30-8:30pm, The Resilience Hub, Portland
For a complete list of events, please visit the Local Events section on our website.
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